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"Berlin" is a witty and unsettling romp about a narrator who might be lying not just to the reader but to herself. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/…

"At first, I was leading him because I’d done the walk. At the end he was charging ahead of me, and isn’t that what life is supposed to be?" Andrew McCarthy on a 500-mile walk with his son. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/…

"At just 192 pages, 'The Three of Us' is as short and sharp as a paring knife — perfect for carving up this marriage." @RonCharles reviews the debut novel by Ore Agbaje-Williams. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/…

Penguin Random House and PEN America have filed suit against a Florida school district over that district's decisions to restrict or remove books from school libraries washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/…

“Happy Place” is funny at points, but it is also the closest that Emily Henry has come to writing an old-school melodrama, a heart-rending plot that struggles to express the inexpressible. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

"Stalking Shakespeare" is "a captivating account of how a hobby became an obsession." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

For the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, and to mark his birth and death month, three new books offer perspectives on his work and life washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

Kyung-Sook Shin is one of South Korea’s most acclaimed novelists. Her new book is a close counterpart to her breakout in the West, “Please Look After Mom.” washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

Dennis Lehane’s sociological precision gives “Small Mercies,” set in 1970s Boston, a gravitas seldom found in crime novels. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

“Happy Place” is funny at points, but it is also the closest that Emily Henry has come to writing an old-school melodrama, a heart-rending plot that struggles to express the inexpressible. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

"‘Steal This Book’ and ‘The Anarchist Cookbook’ are still on the shelves, even though those books broadly advocate all sorts of unlawful activity and provide some instruction on how to do it." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

"The Ferryman" as all the elements of a sci-fi thriller, but Justin Cronin "has something far more ambitious and metaphysical in mind," says @RonCharles washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

“Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy” is "urgent, messy and unsettling." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

A close look at Jean Twenge and her new book, "Generations," which has already sparked heated arguments about its claims. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

Like “1984” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s new novel is "so upsetting and illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of doing." @RonCharles reviews "Chain-Gang All-Stars." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

Netflix announced that the fifth season of “You,” out in 2024, will be the show’s last. With “For You and Only You,” Caroline Kepnes has made her case that Joe and his bloody romances could easily go on in book form. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

"This was not merely a business rivalry but an ideological battle: irony vs. earnestness, criticism vs. civility, snark vs. smarm." Max Read on Ben Smith's "Traffic," a history of BuzzFeed and Gawker. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

In "Affinities," Brian Dillon "zooms in on everyday images to reveal their secret succulence," Becca Rothfeld says. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

In "Affinities," Brian Dillon "zooms in on everyday images to reveal their secret succulence," Becca Rothfeld says. washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

Like “1984” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s new novel is "so upsetting and illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of doing." @RonCharles reviews "Chain-Gang All-Stars." washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…